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Why Billy Long's IRS stint was so short

President Trump’s removal of Billy Long as head of the IRS after only two months on the job has cast an uncomfortable spotlight on the agency, which has already churned through six different leaders this year.

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Multiple sources familiar with the matter told The Hill that leadership at the Treasury Department clashed with Long and that there were concerns within the administration that he was not a good fit to lead an agency that prides itself on implementing tax policy without getting caught up in partisan drama.

But his exit also means the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will have its seventh commissioner of the calendar year, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent taking over on an interim basis.

“I think they’re going

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